Gates Tells Newspaper Chiefs
Not to See Microsoft as a Rival

Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates told newspaper executives that they should not see him as a rival despite his company's growing role in providing information to the public.

"Don't think of Microsoft as a primary competitor here, but think of us as somebody who can provide technology," Mr. Gates said in remarks to a Newspaper Association of America luncheon in Chicago Tuesday. He said Microsoft has no plans to sell...